On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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